Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Maryland
Jesse Aniebonam
DL • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Silver Spring, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jesse Aniebonam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Player Story
Jesse Aniebonam built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jesse Aniebonam's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jesse Aniebonam, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Maryland. Jesse Aniebonam shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 87
- TFL
- 19
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Jesse Aniebonam quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · DL
- Career Tackles
- 87
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Maryland
- Top game
- UCF
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel · 51 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 75th (top 10%) · Big Ten 104th (top 17%) · National 994th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 71.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 10 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 41.9 |
Related Context
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Jesse Aniebonam played DL for Maryland. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jesse Aniebonam recorded 87 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Maryland paired 27 primary output with 35.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Maryland
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.3
Usage
7.9
Consistency
47.9
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Bowling Green: 2. Temple: 1. Minnesota: 2.5. Michigan: 1. Rutgers: 0. Iowa: 0.5. Illinois: 0. Michigan State: 0. Indiana: 1. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 3 by 32.5. Temple: 7 by 39.2. Minnesota: 4 by 41.7. Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 7 by 34.2. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 2 by 18.3. Ohio State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/17 | vs Ohio State | L 51-52 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Indiana | L 32-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Michigan State | L 3-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Illinois | W 63-33 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Iowa | L 0-23 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Rutgers | W 34-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Michigan | L 21-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 42-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Temple | L 14-35 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 45-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jesse Aniebonam story
Jesse Aniebonam built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 6, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Jesse Aniebonam's career was his defensive production: 87 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Maryland. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jesse Aniebonam's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 45 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Maryland.
The arc is straightforward: Jesse Aniebonam moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2014-2018
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Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 27 | 35.5 | 10.8 | 27 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 27 | 35.5 | 10.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | -27 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 8 | 24.3 | 7.9 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UCF
Week 3 · W 30-24
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Minnesota
Week 4 · W 42-13 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 5 · W 50-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · W 31-13 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 6 · L 14-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Maryland
27 primary output · 35.5 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
71.1
27 primary · 35.5 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Maryland
41.9
8 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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